Council

The Council is the representative body of the Institution and is the ultimate champion and conscience of the Institution’s integrity and ethics. It’s made up of elected members that provide advice and debate on strategic, professional and policy issues and represent the views of members to the Board of Trustees.

The key responsibilities of Council are to:

• elect the presidential team
• approve appointments of the Nominations Committee, Risk Management and Audit Committee, Board of Trustees and Chairmen positions of the Standing Committees
• review the performance of the Board of Trustees
• propose necessary changes to the Charter and Byelaws, for approval by members and the Privy Council
• propose resolutions to be considered at General Meetings
• consider and approve Regulations made by the Board of Trustees.

Have a look at the list of Council members (PDF 15 KB).

Helen Metcalfe - Administrator

The Presidential team

Subash Ludhra is the current President and Chairman of Council, who is supported by Gerard Hand as President Elect and Steve Granger as Immediate Past President.

Electing representatives

All corporate (CFIOSH, FIOSH retired, CMIOSH and MIOSH retired) and non Corporate (Affiliate, Tech IOSH, Grad IOSH and Honorary Fellows) members can now play a full role in the Council election process by standing for places on Council and voting in the annual election.

Articles calling for candidates to stand for election and the details of the process are usually in the March, April and May editions of the Safety and Health Practitioner and Connect e-bulletin.

The deadline to send us completed nomination forms is usually the last Friday in May and then voting slips and candidates’ details are sent by the Electoral Reform Society to members eligible to vote by the end of June. The results of the election are usually announced in August.

Successful candidates become members of Council at the Annual General Meeting in November and remain on Council for a three-year term.

Election of President Elect

Council members can stand for the position of President Elect (who, under normal circumstances, will become President) by completing a nomination form along with a statement, which is then issued to all Council members at the end of August.

Council members then vote on the second day of the September Council meeting, when the name of the successful candidate is announced.

Vice-President Elections - a new team to represent IOSH

Vice-Presidents will support the Presidential team in their work with the media, at events, and at lobbying and profile-raising meetings.

You’ll see articles in Safety and Health Practitioner (SHP), Connect e-bulletin and on our website, when we’re looking for candidates. For a nomination form, contact the Chief Executive’s office. 

There are six Vice-Presidents on Council, two retire each year, therefore an election takes place for two new Vice Presidents every year:

Tim Briggs and Declan Gibney for 3 years

Dr Karen McDonnell and Barry Tupper for 2 years

John Lacey and Andy Lo for 1 year

John McG Norton-Doyle came off after 1 year

(Dr Karen McDonnell was re elected)